commands must be appended to the file – which is what the client does. All
commands from ./server/in except meta commands are also written to ./record.
-At the end of each turn, ./savefile is written – with a list of all god commands
-necessary to recreate the current world state.
+Every fifteen seconds, if any turns have passed, ./savefile is written – with a
+list of all god commands necessary to recreate the current world state. On each
+world state change, ./server/worldstate is updated and a message "WORLD_UPDATED"
+written to ./server/out.
Replay mode
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QUIT
Shut down server.
-STACK
-Write line-by-line list of items the player stands on into ./server/out file,
-enclosed by two lines "THINGS_BELOW_PLAYER START" and "THINGS_BELOW_PLAYER END".
+THINGS_HERE [0 to 255] [0 to 255]
+If world exists, write line-by-line list of things visible or in memory at y
+position of first argument, x position of second argument of map into
+./server/out file, enclosed by two lines "THINGS_HERE START" and
+"THINGS_HERE END".
Player commands
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Set world activity state to argument. If 0, remove ./server/worldstate file.
Else, if world was so far inactive, a map exists, at least one "wait" thing
action is defined, and a thing of ID 0 (= a player character) that is not part
-of any other thing's inventory, (re-)build all animate things' fields of view and
-activate world. (Initial value: 0.)
+of any other thing's inventory, (re-)build all animate things' fields of view,
+and activate world. (Initial value: 0.)
TA_ID [0 to 255]
Select thing action to manipulate by argument as ID. If argument is 0, change it